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Michelle Marsh (model)
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Michelle Marsh is a British glamour model and television personality from Royton
in Greater Manchester
, England
.
In 2002, aged 19, Marsh began appearing as a Page Three girl
in British tabloid newspapers The Sun and The Daily Star. Her bubbly-blonde looks and natural 32FF breasts prompted The Sun to hail her as "the new Samantha Fox
." She went on to make numerous glamour modeling appearances in men's magazines such as Loaded
, Perfect 10
, Nuts
, Maxim
, Zoo and Playboy. She was regularly partnered with model Lucy Pinder
for magazine, television, and corporate appearances.
On 6 November 2006, Marsh released a pop music
single
"I Don't Do." The song spent two weeks in the UK singles chart
, peaking at number 89.
Marsh has been featured on a number of British television programmes, including The X Factor: Battle of the Stars
, The Weakest Link
, Celebrity Big Brother
, and Celebrity Four Weddings. She presented a series of The Steam Room
and has starred in two reality television
series, Trust Me - I'm a Beauty Therapist
and CelebAir
. She has played minor roles in the television series Hotel Babylon
and Life and the 2009 feature film Clubbed
.
on 2 June 2007. The couple have two children, a son, Owen and a daughter, Maddison.
Royton
Royton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies by the source of the River Irk, on undulating land at the foothills of the Pennines, north-northwest of Oldham, south-southeast of Rochdale and northeast of the city of Manchester.Historically a...
in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Career
Before becoming a model, Marsh worked as a care assistant at a nursing home in her hometown of Royton.In 2002, aged 19, Marsh began appearing as a Page Three girl
Page Three girl
Page Three is a tabloid newspaper feature consisting of a topless photograph of a female glamour model, usually printed on the paper's third page...
in British tabloid newspapers The Sun and The Daily Star. Her bubbly-blonde looks and natural 32FF breasts prompted The Sun to hail her as "the new Samantha Fox
Samantha Fox
Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...
." She went on to make numerous glamour modeling appearances in men's magazines such as Loaded
Loaded (magazine)
Loaded, first published in 1994, is a British magazine for men that is considered to be the "original lads' mag". Its motto is "For men who should know better".-History:...
, Perfect 10
Perfect 10
Perfect 10 was a quarterly men's magazine featuring high resolution photographs of topless or nude women who have not had cosmetic surgery in pensive or artistic poses...
, Nuts
Nuts (magazine)
Nuts is a weekly lad mag published in the United Kingdom. It was the first weekly lads magazine to be published in the UK and is sold every Tuesday...
, Maxim
Maxim (magazine)
Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....
, Zoo and Playboy. She was regularly partnered with model Lucy Pinder
Lucy Pinder
Lucy Katherine Pinder is an English glamour model, from Winchester, Hampshire.-Modelling career:In the summer of 2003, Pinder was spotted by a freelance photographer while sunbathing on Bournemouth beach...
for magazine, television, and corporate appearances.
On 6 November 2006, Marsh released a pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"I Don't Do." The song spent two weeks in the UK singles chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, peaking at number 89.
Marsh has been featured on a number of British television programmes, including The X Factor: Battle of the Stars
The X Factor: Battle of the Stars
The X Factor: Battle of the Stars was a UK celebrity special edition of The X Factor, which screened on ITV, started on 29 May 2006 and lasting for eight consecutive nights...
, The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment...
, Celebrity Big Brother
Celebrity Big Brother 2009 (UK)
Celebrity Big Brother 2009 was the sixth series of Celebrity Big Brother. It began on 2 January 2009 and ran for 22 days until 23 January 2009. It was broadcast on Channel 4. The launch show was watched by approximately 6.4 million people...
, and Celebrity Four Weddings. She presented a series of The Steam Room
The Steam Room
The Steam Room is a UK reality television show that has been hosted by Jo Guest and Michelle Marsh. The first season, was broadcast in autumn 2004 and the second was co-hosted by Michelle Marsh with Richard Alexander recently...
and has starred in two reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series, Trust Me - I'm a Beauty Therapist
Trust Me - I'm A Beauty Therapist
Trust Me - I'm A Beauty Therapist was a reality television show broadcast on Five in which eight British celebrities trained to become beauticians in a South Wales beauty salon...
and CelebAir
CelebAir
CelebAir is a reality TV series in which 11 celebrities performed the duties of cabin crew and check-in attendants. The series is presented by Angellica Bell and aired on ITV2 from 2 September 2008 until 23 October 2008, when Lisa Maffia was declared the winner.For the show, Monarch Airlines...
. She has played minor roles in the television series Hotel Babylon
Hotel Babylon
Hotel Babylon was a BBC television drama series based on the book of the same name by Imogen Edwards-Jones, that aired from 19 January 2006 to 14 August 2009, produced by independent production company Carnival Films for BBC One...
and Life and the 2009 feature film Clubbed
Clubbed
Clubbed is a 2009 British drama film about a 1980s factory worker who takes up a job as a club doorman, written by Geoff Thompson and directed by Neil Thompson.-Synopsis:...
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Personal life
Marsh married footballer Will HainingWill Haining
William "Will" Haining is a Scottish footballer. He is a central defender, and is currently playing for English League Two side Morecambe as team captain.-Oldham Athletic:...
on 2 June 2007. The couple have two children, a son, Owen and a daughter, Maddison.